Using WordPress ‘export_date_options()’ PHP function

The export_date_options() WordPress PHP function is used to create date options fields for exporting a given post type. By default, it is set to ‘post’.

Usage

Let’s assume you want to create date options fields for exporting a custom post type called ‘product’. Here’s how you can do it:

export_date_options('product');

Parameters

  • $post_type (string, Optional): This parameter denotes the type of post you want to export. By default, it is set to ‘post’.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: export_date_options()
This function was implemented in WordPress 2.1.

Examples

Exporting Post

If you want to create date options fields for exporting the default ‘post’ type, you don’t need to pass any parameters:

export_date_options();

Exporting Pages

To create date options fields for ‘page’ post type, use:

export_date_options('page');

Exporting Custom Post Type – Products

For a custom post type, like ‘product’, you would use:

export_date_options('product');

Exporting Custom Post Type – Events

Similarly, for another custom post type ‘event’, you would use:

export_date_options('event');

Exporting Custom Post Type – Reviews

And for ‘review’ post type, you would use:

export_date_options('review');